The Calgary native began his career with the Stampeders in 1948, becoming the first Canadian of Asian heritage to play for the CFL. He was acquired by the Eskimos in 1951, where he would win three of his four Grey Cups before retiring in 1960. Kwong was later inducted into both the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, and in 1998 was named to the Order of Canada because of his football accomplishments. In 2005, Kwong became Alberta’s 16th lieutenant governor until 2010, the first Chinese Canadian to hold the position in the province.